Peer-reviewed articles

  1. Rupesinghe, Natasja. “The Joint Force of the G5 Sahel: An Appropriate Response to Combat Terrorism.” Conflict Trends 2 (2018): 11–18. https://www.accord.org.za/conflict-trends/the-joint-force-of-the-g5-sahel/

  2. Rupesinghe, Natasja. “Strengthening Community Engagement in United Nations Peace Operations.” ACCORD 3 (2016): 21–26. https://www.accord.org.za/conflict-trends/strengthening-community-engagement-united-nations-peace-operations/

Work in Progress

  1. Jihadist rule in Central Mali

  2. Collective Alignment to Rebellion: Local Conflicts, Grievances and Civilian Agency

  3. Under Siege: Civilians and the Politics of Blockade

  4. Fieldwork on War Zones from Capital Cities

Book Chapters

  1. Rupesinghe, Natasja, Eli Stamnes, and John Karlsrud. “Women, Peace, Security and Female Peacekeeping Personnel.” In The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security, edited by Sara E. Davies, Jacqui True, Sara E. Davies, and Jacqui True, 206–21. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/27959/chapter/211552508

  2. John Karlsrud, Natasja Rupesinghe, and Denis M. Tull, “Tangled up in Glue: Multilateral Crisis Responses in Mali,” in Multinational Rapid Response Mechanisms: From Institutional Proliferation to Institutional Exploitation (Abingdon, 2019), 133–53, https://nupi.brage.unit.no/nupi-xmlui/handle/11250/3081111

Reports and Policy Briefs

  1. Rupesinghe, Natasja, Mikael Naghizadeh, Hiberg, and Corentin Cohen. “Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel.” Working Paper. Oslo: NUPI, 2021. https://www.nupi.no/en/publications/cristin-pub/reviewing-jihadist-governance-in-the-sahel

  2. Rupesinghe, Natasja, and Morten Bøås. “Local Drivers of Violent Extremism in Central Mali.” Addis Ababa: UNDP, 2019. https://www.nupi.no/en/publications/cristin-pub/local-drivers-of-violent-extremism-in-central-mali.

  3. Natasja Rupesinghe and Yida Diall, “Women and the Katiba Macina in Central Mali,” 13 (Oslo: NUPI, 2019), https://nupi.brage.unit.no/nupi-xmlui/handle/11250/2612965     

  4. Natasja Rupesinghe, “The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell: An Emerging Best Practice for AU Peace Support Operations,” NUPI Policy Brief 3 (Oslo: NUPI, 2019), https://nupi.brage.unit.no/nupi-xmlui/handle/11250/2582457.

  5. Natasja Rupesinghe, “Operationalising Protection in Peace Enforcement Operations: The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell in the African Union Mission to Somalia,” Annual Review of Peacekeeping Operations in Africa (Accra: Koffee Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, 2017), https://www.academia.edu/36782367/Annual_Review_of_Peace_Support_Operations_in_Africa_2017.

  6. Natasja Rupesinghe, “How Can Peacekeepers Strengthen Their Engagement with Local Communities? Opportunities and Challenges in the Field,” NUPI Policy Brief 30 (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2016), https://www.nupi.no/publikasjoner/cristin-pub/how-can-peacekeepers-strengthen-their-engagement-with-local-communities-opportunities-and-challenges-in-the-field.

  7. Paul Williams et al., “Assessing the Effectiveness of the African Union Mission in Somalia,” EPON (Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2018), https://effectivepeaceops.net/publication/amisom/ 

  8. Jair Van der Lijn et al., “Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),” EPON (Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2019), https://effectivepeaceops.net/publication/minusma/.

Media

  1.  Rupesinghe, Natasja and Mikael Hiberg Naghizadeh. “The Sahel’s Jihadists Don’t All Govern Alike: Context Matters.” The Conversation, September 14, 2021. http://theconversation.com/the-sahels-jihadists-dont-all-govern-alike-context-matters-166998.

  2. Rupesinghe, Natasja, and Yida Seydou Diall. “The Coup and Implications for Preventing Violent Extremism in Mali.” ACCORD (blog), June 10, 2021. https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/the-coup-and-implications-for-preventing-violent-extremism-in-mali/.

  3. Bøås, Morten, and Natasja Rupesinghe. “COVID-19 in the Sahel – Implications for an Already Deteriorating Security Situation.” COVID-19 Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 16 September 2020. ACCORD (blog), September 16, 2020. https://www.accord.org.za/conflict-resilience/covid-19-conflict-resilience-monitor-16-september-2020/.

  4. Rupesinghe, Natasja. “Statskupp i Mali: – Står foran en vanskelig tid,” August 24, 2020. https://www.forsvaretsforum.no/mali-utenriks/statskupp-i-mali--star-foran-en-vanskelig-tid/158418.

  5. Bøås, Morten, and Natasja Rupesinghe. “En jihadistleders død [A jihadist leader’s death].” Klassekampen, June 23, 2020. https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2020-06-23/en-jihadistleders-dod.

  6. Bøås, Morten, and Natasja Rupesinghe. “Mørke skyer over Mali [Dark clouds over Mali].” Klassekampen, April 4, 2019. https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2019-04-04/morke-skyer-over-mali.

  7. Rupesinghe, Natasja, and Morten Bøås. “The Violence in Mali Is Getting Bloodier, but Religion Is Not Necessarily at Its Root.” The Broker, April 10, 2019, sec. Peace & Security. https://www.thebrokeronline.eu/the-violence-in-mali-is-getting-bloodier-but-religion-is-not-necessarily-at-its-root-d85/.

  8. Rupesinghe, Natasja, and Morten Bøås. “When the Dust Settles: What Will Droukdel’s Death Mean for the Jihadist Project in the Sahel?” The Broker, June 29, 2020, sec. Peace & Security. https://www.thebrokeronline.eu/when-the-dust-settles-what-will-droukdels-death-mean-for-the-jihadist-project-in-the-sahel/.